Technical guides and practical advice on precision surgical technology. For surgeons who want to make better equipment decisions.
News and events
· Optimedic Team
3 min read
Optimedic will attend the SECPRE 2026 National Congress in Zaragoza, June 3-5. Live demos of surgical loupes, MicroAire PAL and OpelaIII Cx focused on plastic surgery.
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Surgical Loupes
· Optimedic Team
5 min read
Proper maintenance of surgical loupes preserves their optical quality and extends their lifespan beyond 10 years. We review daily routines, common mistakes and warranty conditions.
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Surgical Loupes · Clinical applications
· Carolina Gay Sorrius
7 min read
Maxillofacial surgery combines deep field and sub-millimeter detail. We review technical criteria for surgical loupes in this specialty: magnification, lighting and postural ergonomics.
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Surgical Loupes
· Optimedic Team
7 min read
Galilean and prismatic loupes are the two main optical architectures in surgical loupes. We compare field of view, depth of focus, weight and useful magnification range of each system.
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Surgery and equipment · Clinical applications
· Optimedic Team
6 min read
Recording and streaming in the operating room open new applications in resident training, telementoring between centers and clinical documentation. We review use cases and technical requirements.
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Ergonomics and health · Surgical Loupes
· Carolina Gay Sorrius
6 min read
Surgeon cervical pain with loupes has a technical cause: insufficient declination angle, mis-fitted working distance or absence of deflection prisms. We analyze the factors and the technical solutions.
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Surgery and equipment
· Optimedic Team
6 min read
We compare overhead surgical lighting with wearable portable systems: advantages in deep cavities, mobility and cases where the surgical headlight replaces or complements the ceiling lamp.
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Surgical Loupes
· Optimedic Team
6 min read
An integrated LED headlight on loupes provides coaxial light onto the magnified field and removes shadows. We analyze when it pays off and which specifications to evaluate.
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Surgery and equipment
· Optimedic Team
6 min read
The digital exoscope offers an alternative to the classic surgical microscope with 4K recording, improved ergonomics and shared visualization. We compare technical and clinical differences.
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